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Are there any examples of pre-heavier-than-air aircraft like balloons or dirigibles making use of sails for propulsion? If so, how successful were they?

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Did any other culture have gladiatorial fights as lavish and as extensive as those of Ancient Rome?

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The Imperial German Navy was the pride of the Kaiser and the new German Empire. How did it go from a nationalist institution to the source of a communist revolution in 1918?

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What was the survival rate for eunuchs in pre-industrial societies?

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Did anyone in Ancient Greece or Rome exhibit a philosophical opposition to slavery?

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Did the "Cockleshell Heroes" raid actually have any long-term effects?

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How aware was the Gestapo of the July 20th plot?

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How true is the factoid that, among his many other memetically-masculine qualities, Theodore Roosevelt could read an entire book before breakfast?

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What happened to the guys who drove the Holocaust trains?

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I'm a Roman around the time of the end of the Republic - what do I actually call Caesar, Cicero, Octavian, etc.?

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Are there any examples of pre-heavier-than-air aircraft like balloons or dirigibles making use of sails for propulsion? If so, how successful were they?	7
Did any other culture have gladiatorial fights as lavish and as extensive as those of Ancient Rome?	7
The Imperial German Navy was the pride of the Kaiser and the new German Empire. How did it go from a nationalist institution to the source of a communist revolution in 1918?	6
What was the survival rate for eunuchs in pre-industrial societies?	6
Did anyone in Ancient Greece or Rome exhibit a philosophical opposition to slavery?	5
Did the "Cockleshell Heroes" raid actually have any long-term effects?	5
How aware was the Gestapo of the July 20th plot?	5
How true is the factoid that, among his many other memetically-masculine qualities, Theodore Roosevelt could read an entire book before breakfast?	5
What happened to the guys who drove the Holocaust trains?	5
I'm a Roman around the time of the end of the Republic - what do I actually call Caesar, Cicero, Octavian, etc.?	5